Go through to the extended portion of this blog post to watch the 8min 33s video of Virgin Galactic’s prime contractor Scaled Composites (and its subcontractor Sierra Nevada Corp) first test firings of the SpaceShip Two rocket motor
VIDEO: Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two rocket motor firing
by David Todd | May 28, 2009 | Seradata News | 2 comments
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